Articles | Volume 19, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-5515-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-5515-2026
Model description paper
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25 Jun 2026
Model description paper |  | 25 Jun 2026

palm_csd 25.10: a processing tool for static input data in the PALM model system

Sebastian Schubert, Julian Anders, Tobias Gronemeier, Björn Maronga, and Mohamed Salim

Data sets

palm_csd example input data Berlin (Germany) Sebastian Schubert and State of Berlin, Germany https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20342892

Model code and software

palm_csd 25.10 Sebastian Schubert https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18267017

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Short summary
We present palm_csd version 25.10, the current default preprocessing tool for generating the static input data for the building-resolving large-eddy simulation model PALM (Parallelized Large-eddy Simulation Model). This paper focuses on the processing of buildings, vegetation, pavement, water bodies, terrain height and land cover. We demonstrate the application of palm_csd using publicly available geodata for the city of Berlin (Germany). Common data inconsistencies and sources of uncertainty in urban geodata are discussed.
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